8 The Alders is a three-bedroom detached house in Scothern, Lincoln, Lincoln (LN2 2WD). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 93 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (122 m² median across 17 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 25.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 131.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £267,500.
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8 The Alders has an approved extension on the planning record.
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£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£267,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
8 The Alders is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£2,876
Street avg £2,251
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What will this home really cost to run?
The EPC's recommended upgrades and their estimated cost, in the full report
Planning application for first floor dormer bedroom extension in the detached garage roof including two storey link extension between the main house and garage, balcony and rendering.
Prior Approval to extend dwellinghouse 4.40 metres from rear wall of original dwellinghouse 2.70 metres height of eaves of enlarged part ofdwellinghouse and 3.20 metres to highest point of enlarged part of dwellinghouse
31 July 2020Most recent
£267,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in LN2 2WD: £395,000 (2025–2022).

Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
LN2 2EJ
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Ellison Boulters Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB